Nike to change maternity leave policy following backlash

19/05/2019|1min

Nike says it's changing contracts for female athletes to protect their pay during pregnancy.
It comes after the company faced backlash for cutting compensation during maternity leave for some of its athletes.
Olympic runner Alysia Montaño, who famously competed while pregnant, was allegedly told by her sponsor Nike that her contract would be paused and they would stop paying her after she told them she wanted to have a baby.
Nike says its standardised its approach to supporting female athletes aren't penalised during pregnancy but has acknowledged that it had cut pregnant female athlete's pay in the past.